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Thursday, December 02, 2010

S. Korea deploys missiles on Yeonpyeong Island

Cheonma missilesSouth Korea's military has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a border island attacked by North Korea in a fatal bombardment last week, as part of efforts to beef up defense readiness on the Yellow Sea island, a military source said Wednesday.

North Korea fired a barrage of about 170 artillery shells onto Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23, killing two civilians and two marines, but South Korean marines stationed on the tiny island managed to fire just 80 rounds in return.

"The Cheonma missiles are being installed at a military unit on Yeonpyeong Island," the source said on condition of anonymity.

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